The Iowa Nice Girl: Scott Siepker Tells the Kate Shelley Story

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BOONE, Iowa -- You can't tell the story of the town of Boone without telling the story of Kate Shelley.

136 years ago the Boone teenager became a national hero and a pioneer legend when she risked her own life to stop a train from crashing off a damaged bridge. Scott Siepker brings us the story of Kate Shelley.